(I can no longer use the word "Project(s)" alongside "2025" or I will go into a rage as well as vomit... and so, "creative endeavors" it is...) Unsubscribing from sticking the "business mindset" onto my writing doesn't mean I'm no longer going to write, publish, or sell my books, mind you. On the contrary... I will continue to value quality over quantity, hire top-notch human formatters and cover artists, and have my books online and at events for others to buy! :) I'm just stepping off ... View Post
I had to take a break…
I've thought about writing this post for months now. But I could never make myself sit down and do it because I wasn't exactly sure how to say what I wanted to say without sharing a lot of stuff that I'm sure no one would care about or without being too depressing. I'm honestly still not sure how exactly I'm going to say it... but it does need to be said, so I'm just going to wing it and hope for the best! I actually started a similar post back in January 2025... but it was pretty harsh ... View Post
The obligatory end of year post: 2023
Wow. I am really, REALLY bad at: Remember the post I made here ages back talking about how I was going to try to get better about celebrating (and just generally remembering) my wins? Yeah, well. That didn't happen, clearly. Whoops. Thankfully, however, I also managed to write a post at the beginning of 2023 outlining what I wanted from the New Year. Which is super lucky, because I happened to stumble upon it when coming back here (blows dust off the site) to make this post. And I was ... View Post
Protected: Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep (a steamy Halloween short story)
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Choreographing a Novel… (and getting lost in your own head-movie!)
I know not all writers (or readers) see pictures in their heads while writing (or reading), but I certainly do. I see all of my stories and books as movies in my head, and translate them into novel form, and that's how I write things. (That's also how I read things... everything is a mental movie.) But that also means I need to basically "block" scenes before writing them, or at least certain scenes. Some scenes have a life of their own and just roll out super easily and I can barely write ... View Post
The Elusive Quest to Find My “Author Lane”…
But wait... what does that even MEAN? Well, in case you aren't sure, I'll elaborate: Basically, the prevailing wisdom among the indie author world for how to "be successful" as an indie author (which, in most circles, means you are earning a full-time living from your books) for many years now has been the following: As you might imagine if you know me at all, none of this has ever sounded very appealing to me. I made up my mind very early on that I was never going to attempt to ... View Post
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